Tulip
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| Genus: | Tulipa
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Tulip (Tulipa) is a potflower plant. There is many cultivars and species of tulips. Cultivars are used as ornamental plants.
It grows in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the east to northeast of China and Japan, Indo Asia. It is the national flower of Afghanistan.
The Tulip is most associated with Holland.
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A tulip -
Tulip inside -
A variegated tulip
Other websites[change | change source]
- wikispecies
- Canadian National Capital Commission: The Gift of Tulips Archived 2009-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Greig's tulip (tulipa greigii) in its original habitat in Kazakhstan Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- elegant-tulip-bulbs.com: Information about 3700 tulip names Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Tulip photos Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Tulip species Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
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